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IMPRovED vNeta-Ecm; SLIDE.

'.ro ALL' WPIoM IT MAY coNcERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE PURPLE, of Wellington, in the county ofLorain, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Neck-Yoke Slide; and I do :hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and complete description ot' the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side view of the slide.

Figure 2, a top -view of. the same.

Like letters of reference refer to'like parts in the several views.

This slide consists of a curved plate, A, g. 2each side oflwhich, at themiddle, is provided with a deep flange, B. Y The ends of this plateterminate in rectangular loop, C, through which the yoke-strap D is madeto pass, as shown in the drawing. These loops are sufficiently large,and in the proper direction, to allow the plateto slide freely along thestrap, and thereby readily adjust itself` to the'various movements ofthe neckyoke. Projecting from each side of the plate are hooks orguards, E, fig. 1, the peculiar shape and position of v whichv areshownin iig. 1,invwhieh it will be observed that the .points ofthe guardare far distant enough, apart to admit the passing of the ring F betweenthem, and which ring represents that on the ends of the ,neck-yoke.Slides of a similar character have been'and still are used for thispurpose; but the position of .the hooks in these issuoh that ift isnecessary to turn the rings very much sidewise by hand, in order to passit between them,

-which is a matter of no little inconvenience, as the rings often willnotV turn freely or far enough for the purpose. Also, the ring, whenpassed through and hanging on the plate, is withheld from any lateralmovement on the. plate by a pair of nibs, which keeps the ring confinedto one place, and thus necessitates the moving' of the slide on thestrap for every lateral movement, which soon wears it out. Butiin thisslide these difculties are obviated, as the position and shape ofthehooks are such that the rings will slip readily over the hooks'intoplace withoutanyassistanee, and when hanging upon the plate, is free toslide from thethroat of one'hook to the other, without danger of comingout; and should it come out,`it will return immediately into place,which 1 would not be the case with the old'slde. By this it will beevident that when the side draught is not suicient to carry the ring toxthe throat of the hook, and cause the plate to slide on the strap, thering will slide on the plate, and thereby-prevent the wearing of thestrap by the plate, which in the old plate is constant, for the reasonheretofore observed, viz, that the ring being conned from Kanylateral-sliding movement on the plate, necessitates the sliding of theplate on the strap; hence the strap is constantly being worn away'bythe-plate or slide. l

What I claim as my invention, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,is-' A slide, constructed in the manner as described, as a newarticleofmanufacture, for the purpose set forth.V GEORGE PURPLE. Witnesses:

W. H. B UnnIDGE, J.- HOLMES.

